BIBLE
From the Lord's Prayer:
"Lead us not into ___, but deliver us from evil"
temptation
A traditional condiment served with lamb is this fragrant herb of the family Lamiaceae made into a jelly sauce
mint (jelly)
These sidewalk fixtures allow firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply
hydrants
Mars was the Roman equivalent of this Greek god
Ares
The critters featured in the Baby Wild Animals stamp set include owls, a deer & a kit, the word for the young of this sly canine
fox
Predating Plymouth's by over 40 years, the first Thanksgiving held by Europeans in North America was in this country
Canada
Liquid at room temperature, it has the same name as a planet
mercury
SCIENCE WORDS
Expanding on a word created by a Czech playwright, Asimov coined this term in 1941 for a branch of science that didn't exist then
Samson:
"If I be shaven, then my ___ will go from me"
strength
The name of this dish of rice cooked in stock with other ingredients comes from the Italian for "rice"
risotto
Campers know oak & maple produce little of this when used as firewood; pine & fir, lots (cough! cough!)
smoke
This magic man in "The Tempest" is the exiled Duke of Milan
Prospero
Mexican ecologist Rodrigo Medellín captured the first video of a birth by this animal, with the mother hanging upside-down
a bat
A show of gratitude for workers, Japan's modern tradition of Labor Thanksgiving Day began in 1948, 3 years after this conflict ended
World War II
After this queen died in 30 B.C., Egypt fell under Roman domination
Cleopatra
In Genesis, Potiphar's wife tempted this man by saying, "Lie with me"; he refused & was jailed
Joseph
Aka bain-marie, it's used to protect delicate dishes like custard from overcooking; you can buy one or just put one pot on another
a double broiler
Head outdoors for this 3-word game, also the object of the board game Stratego
capture the flag
Pre-telegraph, you could communicate over long distances via this, a name derived from French, using flags or lights
semaphore
Giddyap! We're riding tandem on one of these animals, the offspring of a male donkey & a female horse
a mule
In Puerto Rico, a Thanksgiving turkey might be stuffed with mofongo, a mashed dish made from this cousin of the banana
the plantain
It's a one-word term for a tropical rainforest, especially one in Africa, loud with monkeys & parrots
a jungle
In 1 Samuel Abigail gathers together a gift including wine & 100 clusters of raisins for this future king
David
A blend of garlic, peppers & spices, this seasoning from Jamaica is used on meals like chicken
jerk
Go lie in one of these hanging beds made of canvas or netted cord & strung between 2 trees
hammock
Before mastering the art of French cooking, Julia Child worked for this precursor to the CIA during World War II
The OSS
The six species of these long-necked birds are born gray or white; their diet turns them pink
flamingos
Fall is the season of Erntedankfest, which means "harvest festival of thanks", in countries that speak this language
German
In a Victor Hugo novel, Quasimodo is the hunchback bell ringer at this Paris cathedral
Notre Dame
In Luke's gospel, Jesus goes to the home of Simon, part of this Jewish group that often opposed Jesus; but lo, they dined together
Pharisees
This cooking school with a name meaning "blue ribbon" was begun by French journalist Marthe Distel in 1895
Cordon Bleu
Hit the water & paddle your own boat of this type with a palindromic name
kayak
This Muse might be amused to find her name on many a circus musical instrument
Calliope
From Greek words for "joint" & "foot", this phylum including insects & spiders contains the vast majority of animals
arthropods
Founded in the 1800s by freed slaves, it's one of the few African countries to recognize Thanksgiving as an official holiday
Liberia
The largest peninsula on earth is mostly made up of this Middle Eastern country
Saudi Arabia
The progenitors of the Tribes of Israel, Jacob's 12 sons were born to this pair of sisters & their maidservants
Leah and Rachel
Poached eggs are cooked directly in hot water; eggs gently cooked in a dish placed in a hot water bath are this "pampered" kind
coddled
Rafters rate these speedy parts of rivers from 1 (small waves) to 6 (don't even think about it)
rapids
Based on earlier devices, it claimed its first official victim, a French highwayman, in 1792
the guillotine
The nine-spotted species of this beetle is the state insect of New York
a ladybug
It's a coming together of 3 words & 3 birds, served by some on Thanksgiving
turducken
Vacation has taken you to a country where it's 4 pesos to every dollar, so your $7.50 gets you this many pesos
30 pesos
This "B" boy among the 12 Apostles is called Nathanael in John's gospel & may have died in Armenia after preaching there
Bartholomew
Sounding like the opposite of a donut verb, it means adding liquid to a hot pan, releasing caramelized bits from the bottom
deglazing
Plaster Rock, New Brunswick hosts the championships of the pond version of this sport--a frozen pond
ice hockey
The name of this London airport goes back to Anglo-Saxon words meaning "goat farm"
Gatwick
The Detroit Zoo has 2 of the Eurasian type of this tough animal of the weasel family that in some ways is more like a bear
wolverines
The 2021 sale of his painting "Home for Thanksgiving" for the Saturday Evening Post raised funds for a branch of the American Legion
Rockwell
After a 13-day siege & a 90-minute battle on March 6, 1836, this San Antonio mission fell to Mexican forces
The Alamo
This prophet with 66 chapters in his book gave his own son a mouthful of a name, Mahershalalhashbaz
Isaiah
Parchment paper is often used to delicately cook fish in the French style known as en this
en papilotte (en papier)
To earn a Girl Scout Horse Rider Badge, you have to learn to use this, which includes the bit & reins
the bridle
Independent of Newton, this German also figured out the basics of integral & differential calculus
Leibniz
The name of this rodent comes from a native people of the Andes who ate them as well as wearing their precious fur
chincilla
Norman Rockwell's oft-parodied image of a Thanksgiving meal has this title, one of a quartet in FDR's 1941 State of the Union speech
Freedom from Want
This spongy substance that fills the bones produces the body's blood cells
Marrow